The recordings include live radio sessions from Pink Floyd – including songs from their 1967 debut album ‘Piper At The Gates Of Dawn’, when Syd Barrett, was still in the band and a stripped-down version of Coldplay‘s 2000 hit ‘Shiver’.

The deal will mean EMI can include these BBC recordings from their artists on DVDs, CDs and digital downloads, and will build on recordings from artists already released by the BBC, including Queen and Roxy Music.

There is no word as yet as about when or how the first batch of material will be made available.